Executive Manager (Business Intelligence Branch) at NEA

Agency: National Environment Agency

Formed on 1 July 2002, the National Environment Agency (NEA) is the leading public organization responsible for improving and sustaining a clean and green environment in Singapore.

The NEA develops and spearheads environmental initiatives and programmes through its partnership with the People, Public and Private sectors. It is committed to motivating every individual to take up environmental ownership and to care for the environment as a way of life.

By protecting Singapore's resources from pollution, maintaining a high level of public health and providing timely meteorological information, the NEA endeavours to ensure sustainable development and a quality living environment for present and future generations.

Executive Manager/Manager/Assistant Manager (Business Intelligence Branch)

We are looking for a highly self-motivated individual to join the Business Intelligence (BI) Team, who have passion for discovering solutions hidden in large data sets and working with stakeholders to improve the many business domains that NEA offers. In this role, you would also be involved in inter-departmental projects, and be responsible for the following:

• Play a leading role in the Prototyping, Application and Creation of Prescriptive, Predictive and Analytical dashboards and models to support various departments and glean insights from data to make better data-driven decisions. These include (but are not limited to):
• Identify Opportunities for Prescriptive, Predictive and Analytical models for NEA to improve operations deployment in the field and decision making at the operations level. 
• Conceptualise/ Apply/ Prototype new/ existing data models  for use in NEA
• Pilot the implementation of such models with departments to support their line of work
• Operationalise data models (including change management)
• Provide maintenance support (level 1) for developed models to various departments
• Support the usage of technology (e.g. R, Python) to automate data processing and ETL (Extract, Transform and Load) for departments
• Understand and work closely with stakeholders to implement innovative and new ways of working (e.g. processes, organisation structures, systems) and leveraging on BI in their work
• Support in establishing and maintaining Data Structure and Data Governance Framework for BIS
• Support enhancements to *NEA Business Intelligence System (BIS). These include (but are not limited to):
• Gather and understand business requirements from various departments
• Design and prototype Dashboards
• Operationalise Dashboards (including change management) with appointed vendor
• Provide basic maintenance support for dashboards to various departments
• Support the development and implementation of outreach programmes to keep NEA staff informed of transformation efforts and feedback channels while encouraging and soliciting ideas from NEA officers

*Note: BIS is a dynamic business intelligence and analysis platform that provides an integrated view of cross-functional information across NEA.

Job Requirements:

• Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related field.
• At least 3-5 years of experience in business analysis, data sets preparation and building statistical models.
• Highly self-motivated individual who is mature, independent and resourceful with a drive to learn and master new technologies and techniques.
• Good written and verbal communication skills for coordinating across teams.
• Prior knowledge or experience in implementing the use of BI visualisation tools (e.g. Qlik Sense, PowerBI, Tableau).
• Knowledge of advanced statistical techniques and concepts (regression, properties of distributions, statistical tests and proper usage, etc.).
• Knowledge of a variety of machine learning techniques (clustering, decision tree learning, artificial neural networks, etc.) and their real-world advantages/drawbacks.
• Prior knowledge or experience in the following would be an advantage:
• In the field of business process re-engineering (including tools like Lean Six Sigma) and/or systems
• Using statistical computer languages (R, Python, SQL, etc.) to manipulate data and draw insights from large data sets
• One or more of the following languages such as C, C++, Java, JavaScript, etc
• Statistical and data mining techniques such as GLM/Regression, Random Forest, Boosting, Trees, text mining, social network analysis, etc
• Querying databases
• Working with and creating data architectures

Source : http://careers.pageuppeople.com/688/cwlive/en/job/544837/executive-managermanagerassistant-manager-business-intelligence-branch

Senior Head, Data and Analytics at Ministry of Education

The mission of the Education Service is to mould the future of the nation, by moulding the people who will determine the future of the nation. The Service will provide our children with a balanced and well-rounded education, develop them to their full potential, and nurture them into good citizens, conscious of their responsibilities to family, society and country.

Job Description

As a Senior Head, Data and Analytics in the Higher Education Planning Office, you will conduct research and comparative studies to build a knowledge base on Singapore's Higher Education sector which will help inform educational policies and reviews.

Your key responsibilities include:

• • Conducting research and studies on the higher education sector to drive policy development as well as provide support for policy formulation
• • Identifying, collecting and analysing data, and building a knowledge base on the higher education sector
• • Working closely with various stakeholders, including Institutes of Higher Learning (IHLs) and economic agencies, in scoping and conducting research studies, and manpower planning
• • Managing data on higher education and coordinating requests from various government agencies for such data

This is an individual contributor role which is open to both fresh graduates and applicants with experience.

Requirements

• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to apply analytical/ computer packages for statistical work
• Keen interest in data analytics and familiarity with data management, statistical methods and analytical tools
• Ability to work in a team and collaborate with various stakeholders
• A detailed-oriented individual with a sense of perspective
• Preferably with at least 2 years of experience in data analytics

Source : https://careers.pageuppeople.com/688/cwlive/en/job/543537/sgunitedjobs-senior-head-data-and-analytics

Assistant Manager to Senior Manager, Market Planning at Singapore Tourism Board

Purpose of job:

The role involves formulating and evolving Singapore’s visitor source market portfolio and source market diversification roadmap in tandem with STB’s tourism ambition.

Main Responsibilities:

a) Market Planning and Engagement

The successful applicant will support the Assistant Chief Executive (International Group) and Regional Directors in (i) mapping STB’s global footprint of international network of offices, marketing representatives and regional outposts; and (ii) evolving STB’s visitor source market portfolio strategy.

The officer shall analyse broad competitor movements, as well as market and visitor trends, to assess and improve the effectiveness of STB’s marketing efforts in key source markets. Where necessary, lead contingency planning for STB so as to hedge against negative factors such as global downturns and competitors' tourism measures.

In response to international travel recovery planning in the immediate term during the COVID pandemic, the officer shall monitor travel demand (consumer sentiment) and travel supply (connectivity and border control) factors influencing the resumption of international travel flows. He/ she will work with STB’s regional teams to prepare drawer marketing plans for key source markets.

Resourcing (manpower and financial) will be a vital component of medium to long-term market planning, and the officer will be part of the team proposing and justifying resourcing needs for STB’s international network.

In addition, the officer will get a chance to apply these strategic planning skillsets through nurturing and building brand affinity for destination Singapore in an emerging visitor source market. The successful applicant will support the market development of selected emerging visitor source markets such as Myanmar, in tandem with STB's umbrella strategy to build a pipeline of new visitor sources. The officer will employ a range of marketing and business development tools to drive the in-market communications strategy and entrench Singapore as a top destination in the consideration set of the target audience.

b) Connectivity and Air Hub Strategy

Work alongside various Singapore transport agencies and industry stakeholders to support Singapore’s connectivity ambitions. Singapore has achieved success as an Aviation Hub, and maintaining this status will be critical to ensuring that Singapore remains a compelling destination for leisure as well as business travellers.

The officer shall work with public agencies championing transport/aviation and relevant industry stakeholders to continue to strengthen Singapore’s air hub status through aviation policies, demand generation activities and twinning strategies.

Requirements:

• The applicant should have a keen interest in Tourism Macrotrends and Analytics.
• Training will be provided to navigate STB sources of key tourism data (Visitor Arrivals, Tourism Receipts, Airline Capacity etc.).
• Prior experience in aviation and/or demand forecasting will be advantageous, but not compulsory.
• Competitor/ competitive analysis. Data analytics and/or demand forecasting
• Strategic thinking, product mix/ portfolio management

Source : https://careers.pageuppeople.com/688/cwlive/en/job/543284/assistant-manager-to-senior-manager-market-planning